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hardyhead

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hardy-head
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the sundry species of fish of the family Atherinidae found near Australia;

Australian usage

noun

Any fish of species Atherinomorus vaigiensis and Atherinomorus lacunosus, commonly found in Australian waters.

Etymology

From reference to their hardy or robust head.

Usage

Inflected Forms

hardyheads (plural) hardihead (alternative)

Questions

What does hardyhead mean?
Any of the sundry species of fish of the family Atherinidae found near Australia;
Where does hardyhead come from?
From reference to their hardy or robust head.

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